PROVINCIAL ACHIEVMENT TEST GUIDE

Congratulations on being done classes for the year. Don't celebrate yet though as you do have your Provincial Achievment Test, which is worth 10 percent of your term 4 grade.

VERY IMPORTANT PAT STUDY TIPS: Be sure to practice the old PAT exam!!!

• Go through the index of each section of each unit and decide what you need to study the most then Re-read the sections of the book you are unsure about
• Make notes on sections that are complicated for you; for example I would make my own notes on DNA, Chromsomes, etc.
• Use http://www.exambank.com/ to practice some multiple choice questions. The username is tfox and the password is trackers
• Notes on each section (more notes than I gave you) are available on http://www.edquest.ca/ as well as practice quizzes and tests
• Review the Final Exam Example that was given out in class; answers are on Ms. Wilson's door; come in and check your answers Friday, Monday or Tuesday (Tutorial days)
• Quick review of the notes that were given out to you on each unit
• Practice an OLD PAT exam (answer key at end): http://education.alberta.ca/admin/testing/achievement/answerkeys.aspx

STUDY HARD! IF you want your Space Magazine Mark or your overall mark, both will be ready by Monday/Tuesday, so come on in and check out where you stand!

It has been an honour to be your grade 9 Science teacher! I will miss teaching you amazing people! High School is going to be great!

STUDY TIPS AND MORE

Congratulations on being done one of your PAT's! Be sure to spend time reviewing the material and practicing your skills before the Science unit test. Please read the information below as a guide to your studying.

STUDY TIPS: Re-read the textbook, ensure you are done all review homework, practice calculations for example using the skill practice on page 336, watch videos, review notes on http://www.edquest.ca/ and be sure to try and study with a buddy, testing each other out! Good luck and work hard!

Formulas you need to understand how to use:

Calculating power (measured in watts): p= I x V where
Calculating voltage, resistance, or current from: V = R x I
Calculating % efficiency: %E=output/input x 100

Do you need more practice with these types of calculations? Try page 338 (5-9) and page 363 (2-24)
NOTES AND PRACTICE TESTS/QUIZZES: check out http://www.edquest.ca/ for notes on each section of the unit and also for practice tests/quizzes. Click on "grade 9 science in action notes" or "grade 9 science in action tests" for more practice and notes!

VIDEOS: Do you want to review some material but your feeling a bit lazy? How about watching some of these videos. They are all worth watching but be warned this is not the only way you should spend time reviewing the material.
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=electricity&media=video

UNIT TEST - THURSDAY, MAY 13

FIELD TRIP...
Thank you everyone for an awesome field trip to Ribbon Creek! I hope that you enhanced your appreceation for the exciting ecosystems in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: The Electrical Principals unit test will be Thursday, May 13; be sure to complete all assigned work before the test

DUE TUESDAY, MAY 11:
READING: Read page 319-343
QUESTIONS: Pg 323 (1-5), 336 skill practice (all questions in table), page 338 (1-5), and page 343 (1-8)

BRRR!

If you saw the Rick Mercer skit on earth day, you might be starting to agree that we have one long season called "Winfrasprummer"... Well it was winter on Saturday, summer yesterday and now its springish fall today. Maybe Rick is on to something!

STUDENTS AND PARENTS: Interviews will be held this Thursday evening and Friday morning. Please come in and talk about your learning in Science!

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE:
READING: Continue to read our unit. Please read pages 296-310 by Wednesday
QUESTIONS: You will be assigned some questions this week
VOCAB: You will get a new vocabulary related to section 2.o this week
LAB WORK: We explored whether a fruit/veggie could produce voltage and current. Most of you found that indeed, a veggie or fruit can in fact create voltage. The current produced is so small that it was difficult to measure using our voltmeters.

NOTE: We are moving quickly through our unit. Please be prepared to work very hard as we will be finishing the unit in the next couple of weeks!!! Please come in for help any time you need it!

THIS WEEK IN GRADE NINE SCIENCE:

Report Cards: You will get your report cards on Friday. Be sure to read the comment I made for your performance in Science. Realize this is your last term at Terry Fox and you really need to try your best to maximize your learning in Science!

READING: Last week we read up to page 295 which means we have read section 1.0

QUESTIONS: Please complete the following questions by Wednesday, April 21:

pg 283 (1-4), pg. 287 (1-4), pg. 294 (1-4) and page 295 (1-9)

VOCAB: Vocab #12 will be assigned on Monday
CROSSWORD: Your crossword puzzle features words from our unit. Please ensure this is complete by Wednesday.
QUIZ: You will have a quiz on section 1.0 on Wednesday, April 23. Study!

WELCOME BACK!

Well done on your podcasts; they are entertaining and informative. Note that a representative from the United Nations comes Thursday after school to hear some of our projects. As your teacher, I will be very proud to show off some of your work!

We have begun the next unit "Electrical Principals and Technologies".

THIS WEEK:

• Started a title page for our unit which is due Thursday
• Began a new vocabulary for section 1.0 of the unit
• Watched a video called Electricity's attraction which you can watch here: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20175-electricitys-attraction-all-about-electricity-video.htm

WATER FOR THE WORLD...

We have now completed most of our unit, Environmental Chemistry. If you did not receive your unit test score be sure to see Mr. Mang.

CLEAN TALK WATER FOR THE WORLD: This week we will be working on a project! The deadline for this project will be determined by our progress as a class; expect it to be due at the end of the week at the beginning of next week.

GOAL: To create a short radio or TV broadcast teaching others about the need for clean water and proper sanitation around the world.

KEY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER: Is Water a Human Right? Is it our right to pollute water? What responsibility comes with polluting water? If water is indeed a human right, what do governments and citizens need to do to ensure that humanity world wide has clean water and adequate sanitation?